Comments on: Bill Seeks to Expand VA Dental Coverage; Links to Overall Health Citedhttp://www.usmedicine.com/agencies/department-of-veterans-affairs/bill-seeks-to-expand-va-dental-coverage-links-to-overall-health-cited/
The Voice of Federal MedicineMon, 02 Mar 2015 18:33:37 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1By: Mike Jarretthttp://www.usmedicine.com/agencies/department-of-veterans-affairs/bill-seeks-to-expand-va-dental-coverage-links-to-overall-health-cited/#comment-816
Tue, 20 Jan 2015 01:50:10 +0000#comment-816I would have really loved to have dental benefits available. I have been taking medications for years ordered by my VA pcp that have totally destroyed my teeth. This pcp admits these meds cause damage to the teeth but isn’t willing to state so in my medical record so that maybe I could have had my teeth extracted by VA and gotten some dentures. I am 70% service-connected and disabled with social security as well. This bill hopefully goes thru for other veterans even though I just had all of my teeth extracted and get my new dentures next week. Good luck to all veterans with dental care benefits in very near future. Everyone needs to write to your elected officials and Secretary McDonald.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:46:10 +0000#comment-804I concur that dental care is essential to the well being of veterans. I am 88 years old and have just (1) tooth left but keeping that tooth is important. I can’t afford dental care and the problems I’m having with my dentures and (1) tooth are effecting my overall health. Any efforts to get dental services from the VA world be most appreciated.
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Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:11:28 +0000#comment-602I find it atrocious that dental care at the VA is so severely limited to a very few veterans. The VA plan to shift veterans to two private insurance companies, Met Life and Delta Dental is also a sham and expensive for veterans later in life who need regular expensive dental care and can not afford it. In contrast I understand that prisoners and prisoners of war are given free dental care without all the limitations imposed on veterans to provide such care to the very few veterans who receive it. This is no way to treat our heroes, and does not represent a world-class health care system for veterans. It is long past time to provide this important health care service to all veterans in the VA health care system with no exceptions whatsoever. I know people who participate in the Veterans Affairs Committees and they note that this is discussed, but fails to pass each year it is discussed. It is long past time to institute this vital health care service.
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